This article appears in the July 14, 2023 issue of Executive Intelligence Review.
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Schiller Institute International Conference
On the Verge of a New World War:
European Nations Must Cooperate with the Global South!
Strasbourg, France, July 8-9, 2023
PROGRAM
July 8
Panel 1
Peace in the World Through a New Security and Development Architecture for Each and Every Country; The Indispensable Strategic Autonomy of European Countries
Moderator: Harley Schlanger, the Schiller Institute/USA
Helga Zepp-LaRouche, founder and leader of the Schiller Institute, Germany. Keynote Address: “Let a Garden Amidst a Million Gardens Bloom!”
H.E. Lu Shaye, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in France: “China’s Role for Peace and Development”
H.E. Ilia Subbotin, Minister-Counselor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in France: “What Russia Really Wants in Its Relations with Europe—Peace or War?”
Mrutyuanjai Mishra, author and journalist, India: “India’s Role as a Peace Mediator in these Critical Times”
Michele Geraci, former Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development, Italy; Professor of Practice in Economic Policy, Nottingham University, Ningbo; Honorary Professor, School of Economics, Peking University; Adjunct Professor of Finance, New York University, Shanghai; En-ROADS Climate Ambassador—Climate Interactive/MIT, Italy: “Lies and Truth About the Belt and Road Initiative”
Dr. Hans-Joachim Lemke, Colonel (AD—retired), Editor Kompass, magazine of the Association for the Preservation of Traditions of the National Peoples Army and GDR Border Troops (Verband zur Pflege der Traditionen der Nationalen Volksarmee und der Grenztruppen der DDR): “Thoughts on Peace from the Perspective of an East German”
Alain Corvez, Colonel (retired), consultant in international affairs, former advisor to the Ministry of the Interior, France: “Following Its Military Failure Against Russia in Ukraine, Will U.S. One-Upmanship Cross the Nuclear Threshold?”
Panel 2
Why It Is in the Strategic Interest of European Nations
To Cooperate with the Global South
Moderator: Elke Fimmen, the Schiller Institute, Germany
Jacques Cheminade, President, Solidarité & Progrès, France: “The Rise of the Global South against Geopolitical Blocs”
Julio Miguel De Vido, former Minister of Federal Planning, Public Investment and Services (2003-2015) during the governments of both Nestor Kirchner and Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina: “Planning for Integration, Cooperation and Growth with the BRICS: Missteps and Risks”
Dr. Doğu Perinçek, Chairman of the Vatan Party, Türkiye: “The Decisive Importance of the Alliance Between Türkiye, Russia, Iran, and China at the Edge of Entering the Eurasian Era”
Patricia Lalonde, former Member of the European Parliament, France; associate researcher, l’Institut Prospective et Sécurité en Europe (IPSE), France: “Syria, Reasons for Hope”
Hervé Machenaud, former Executive Director of the EDF Group (for engineering and electricity generation) and former Director of the Asia-Pacific Branch, France: “The History of France-China Relations, the Example of Nuclear Power”
Dora Muanda, teacher, biologist, Scientific Director of the Kinshasa Science and Technology Week, Democratic Republic of Congo: “Humanity and Africa Need Science”
Dr. Andrews Nkansah, Undersecretary General, African Diaspora Congress (USA), Ghana: “Strategic Partnership for the Rapid Development of Africa”
Alain Gachet, water specialist; President. Radar Technologies International (RTI); inventor of the Watex (Water Exploration) process for locating aquifer resources by satellite, France: “Water for Peace and Development,” with introduction by Jacques Cheminade
Panel 3
The Peace Movement Worldwide Above Party Lines;
The Special Case of the United States;
The Role of the Vatican and the Global South
Moderator: Claudio Celani, the Schiller Institute, Germany
Harley Schlanger, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, Schiller Institute, USA: “Kennedy’s Vision of Peace”
H.E. Donald Ramotar, former President of Guyana (2011-2015); Former Member of Parliament (1992-2011) and General Secretary of the People’s Progressive Party (PPP); trade unionist: “The World’s People Must Make Their Voices Heard”
Diane Sare, candidate for U.S. Senate in New York, USA: “Make the U.S. a Force for the Good”
Hussein Askary, Vice-President, BRIX Institute; Southwest Asia Coordinator, Schiller Institute, Sweden: “The Revolutionary Changes in Southwest Asia”
Alessia Ruggeri, trade unionist; Member of the International Coalition for Peace, Italy: “Italy and the War: An Important Referendum To Stop Sending Weapons to Ukraine”
Jens Jørgen Nielsen, historian, author, former Moscow correspondent of the Danish newspaper Politiken; representative of the Russian-Danish Dialogue, Denmark: “The Western Countries’ Lack of Strategy To Avoid Nuclear War”
Dr. Matthias Werner, President, East German Board of Trustees of Associations (OKV), Germany: “Greetings to the Conference”
Concert of Classical Music
Performers: Dhurata Lazo, pianist, Albania; Leena Malkki, soprano, Sweden
July 9
Panel 4
A Culture To Emancipate and Expand
the Creative Capacities of Every Human Being;
A Dialogue among Cultures and Civilizations
Moderator: Karel Vereycken, Solidarité & Progrès, France
Prof. Luc Reychler, PhD (Harvard, 1976), Professor Emeritus of International Relations, University of Louvain; former Director, Center for Peace Research and Strategic Studies (CPRS), Belgium: “European Humanist Values versus War Culture, What Would Erasmus Say about Peace in Ukraine?”
Liliana Gorini, Chairwoman of Movisol, Italy: “‘Pacem in Terris’ and a Civilization of Love”
Maurizio Abbate, National Institute for Cultural Activities connected to the Ministry of Culture, Italy: “Culture, the Key to Peace”
Tatjana Zdanoka, Member, European Parliament; Member, Latvian Russian Union, Latvia: “On Demonization of Russian Culture”
Liz Augustat, President of the International Association “Peace through Culture-Europe,” Germany: “World Peace Based on Common Ethics and Values”
Panel 5
Scientific Ecology and Assessing the Climate Challenge;
Eradicating Poverty and Hunger in the World Is the Priority
Moderator: Stephan Ossenkopp, the Schiller Institute, Germany
Christian Lévêque, Emeritus Research Director, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) and specialist in aquatic ecosystems; Honorary President, Académie d’agriculture de France; Member, Académie des Sciences d’Outre-mer, France: “Scientific Ecology Is Being Instrumentalized by Magical Thinking”
Dr.-Ing. Hans-Bernd Pillkahn, engineer, CEO of PROASSORT, metallurgy, Germany: “EU Climate Policy: A Disaster for Energy-Intensive Production”
Frank Bornschein, co-initiator of the Initiative “Peace, Freedom and Sovereignty”; City Councilor, Schwedt/Oder, Germany: “Deindustrialization—Not by Chance but by Design; The Example of the PCK Oil Refinery of Schwedt”
Prof. Alberto Prestininzi, geologist, Sapienza University of Rome; Director, CERI Research Center, Italy: “Climate: Between Emergency and Knowledge”
Prof. Carl-Otto Weiss, Advisor to the European Climate and Energy Institute (EIKE); Professor and Director, German Federal Institute of Metrology, Braunschweig, Germany: “How Solar Cycles Determine Earth’s Climate”
